Job Title : Software Engineer
Job Desciption : Works on projects in C# and Angular
Age : 27
Years spent in company : almost 5 years
Company : MNC
Industry : Fintech (working for banking facilities)
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Junior
Experience before joining (years) : 0 (since after graduate and internship)
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Location : KL
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45 hrs

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 4.7k
Contractual Bonus (months): N/A
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 1 mth

Work Flexibility (where relevant) :
Work From Home Availability: 2-3 days in a week
Annual Leaves: 14 days
Flexi Working Hours : Yes

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Medical, health screening(RM250), dental & optical (total RM500)
Transport Benefits : N/A
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : N/A
Other Benefits : N/A

Future Prospects (personal outlook) :
Current salary against peers in industry : Under Average? (only know during 5 years from 3K to 4.7K and yet to get a promotion)
Growth prospects : growth has limited in this industry, maybe have to try another industry.
Where I will go from here : Not sure need to jump or stay for the promotion (senior software engineer) next year.

Switch jobs after you get your promotion

Wow...See so many youngsters get so high salary makes me a bit depressed. but I am somewhat satisfied with my current arrangement

Job Title : Sales Exec
Job Desciption :
Age : 30
Years spent in company : few months
Company : Small cap company listed on Bursa
Industry : Chemicals
Tenure :
Employment Level :
Experience before joining (years) : 6
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Engineering degree
Location : KL/ PJ mostly but may travel all over malaysia
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 35

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 5400 + 800 transport allowance
Contractual Bonus (months): 1 mths
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : dunno how much because just joined
Work Flexibility (where relevant) : Meet client a lot so hours are considered flexible
Work From Home Availability: X days in a month
Annual Leaves: 14 days
Flexi Working Hours : quite flexible. Just need do some paper work in office once in a while

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : insurance and medical. 400 per year for optical and dental
Transport Benefits : claim toll, parking and petrol aside from allowance stated above
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : company phone and data plan
Other Benefits :

Future Prospects (personal outlook) :
Current salary against peers in industry :For sales exec I think this pay is decent for the amount of work that needs to be done and WLB
Growth prospects : Development of new products is harder than I thought. Requires a lot of communication skills and patience. Those who say AI can replace sales and business development easily really dreaming. Your client can reject the AI more easily than a human. I believe there is always a strong demand for sales, marketing and business development
Where I will go from here : Depends on my performance in current place for this few years. Hope to go to leadership or management position in 5 more years.

Some background:
I started working in 2016 where I was some kuli in manufacturing.
2016 pay was RM2900. When I quit in 2019 it was 3500.

Then I joined a sales and service company (MNC)
The pay was only RM3800. But I took it because I was sick of the previous company and new company also offered me company car.
When I quit in 2022 because of crazy middle management my pay was RM4400. I would say I missed out on big pay jump in this second job. But I saved quite a bit as I did not have much commitment at that time. Work load was also less due to MCO shortly after I joined.

Then from that RM4400 jump to my current RM6200. I don't really hope to jump again for the next big increment; since I think my current place is quite good.

This post has been edited by kens88`: Aug 2 2023, 02:05 PM

Thank you for sharing - it's an inspiring read! Well done!

very good bonus you have there!

Can share What tech stack of the core system?

Job Title : Software engineer
Job Desciption :C#full stack developer
Age : 29
Years spent in company : 1 years 4 months
Company : MNC
Industry : media advertisement
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Level 4
Experience before joining (years) : 6
Highest paper qualification/ education background : degree
Location : KL
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 8500 + 200 taxable allowance
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : At least 1 month

Work Flexibility (where relevant) :
Work From Home Availability: 3 days home, 2 days office
Annual Leaves: 18 Days
Flexi Working Hours : Yes

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : medical and hospital claim
Other Benefits : EPF contribution from employer(i'm expat), Have yearly claims for medical, dental, free lunch and dinner, company events.

Current salary against peers in industry: Feels like very underpaid when comparing against the HR job posting and close friends.
Growth prospects : Hard to jump to senior if stay at current company as competing with hundreds of candidates within the same level.
Where I will go from here : I hope I can get at >10k salary on the next jump. 1 factor limiting me from jumping is scare no one is willing to hire an old guy like me and pay as much and scare wont get the same benefits outside this company.

Please advise sifu.

Hi guys it's me again. After a crazy ride during Covid years, being constructively dismissed and laid off for the first time in my life, I'm now back with the following package:

Job Title : Regional Digital Projects Specialist / Project Manager (ASEAN incl AU/NZ)
Job Desciption : Subject Matter Expert supporting strategic direction and execution for B2B digitization projects
Age : 33
Years spent in company : 5 months so far coming to 6
Company : MNC
Industry : CPG
Tenure : 6 months contract
Employment Level : Mid-Senior
Experience before joining (years) : 9 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Location : Kuala Lumpur / Remote (Hybrid)
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): Varies. As long as the work gets done. No punch in punch out.

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 20,000
Contractual Bonus (months): 0.5 months
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : N/A

Work Flexibility (where relevant) : Yes
Work From Home Availability: As many days as you want
Annual Leaves: 10.5 days
Flexi Working Hours : Yes

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Group Hospitalization no co-pay fees
Transport Benefits : Mileage claim RM0.80/km
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : laptop, headphones, mobile package (highest maxis business postpaid plan RM188 per month)
Other Benefits : free company products (consume as much as you want), regular team building activities (fully paid by company),

Future Prospects (personal outlook) :
Current salary against peers in industry : Don't know, can anyone give some feedback? Thanks.
Growth prospects : Contract, so no idea. They prefer to give open permanent positions to existing employees. But 6 months is a short time to secure a permanent placement so it depends on whether opportunities open up which is seldom in this company
Where I will go from here : Already looking out for opportunities similar to the current where it is an individual contributor role (Project Management, Specialist, Business Analyst etc.) and in a similar industry (CPG)

Additionally, if anyone is looking for a highly accomplished Project Manager with expertise in B2B SaaS platforms, Fintech, and blockchain technology DM me. Would love to see how we can work together.

Where do you come from?

This post has been edited by Enigma7484: Aug 16 2023, 04:01 PM

Let's be real here.... actuaries are lucky because of BNM and also the industry in general demanding certain position requires said qualification....

Actuarial exams aren't as tough as CFA or even many other professional exams out there....

If the difficulty of qualification = high pay.... then whoever achieved top in the world in any chartered qualification... should automatically be CEO then??? Even if the qualification itself is easier.... we are literally talking about near impossible difficulty because you cannot even redo/have a second shot in getting top in the world...

Passing actuarial papers is just an eventual means as long as that person doesn't give up... I'm not from the insurance industry but I know even in your industry ... there are also only a small number of people holding chartered insurer title despite the exam is much easier than actuarial for most people.... however... those who held the title don't get the same luxury as qualified actuaries because BNM never gave a mandate that only chartered insurers can hold the Head of Claim/Underwriting/Marketing position...

Besides... difficulty of exams are also often subjective because I personally know a few qualified fellow actuary cannot get through chartered insurance exams and gave up.... one person might find stats/numbers easier but theories/research difficult....vice versa

This post has been edited by holypredator: Aug 19 2023, 05:22 PM

Job Title: Quality Safety Auditor
Job Description: Maintaining site safety and quality.
Age: 29
Years spent in company: 5 yrs. (3yrs in Japan)
Company: MNC (General contractors in Japan)
Industry: Construction
Tenure: Permanent
Experience before joining (years): -
Highest paper qualification/ education background: bachelor's degree (from university in Japan)
Location: Guam (US territories) but will fly to SEA, several times annually, one week per trip occasionally for site audit.
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40-48 hrs.

Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance: RM17000 (530000JPY after tax and insurance payout (70000JPY or MYR2200))
Bonus: 5.5 months/yrs.

Work Flexibility (where relevant): Partial as I need to roam all the sites.
Work From Home Availability: No unless you have valid reason (Online meeting that goes over 5pm)
Annual Leaves: 20 days (previous year's unused pay leaves will add up, so I have 30-40 unused days) + 3 times 10-day leave annually to return to home country (airfare fee waived and will be reimburse afterward).
Flexi Working Hours: No. Expected to turn up at 8-5.

Benefits (where relevant):
Health Benefits: Covered by oversea insurance. (Deducted RM300 from monthly salary)
Transport Benefits: Vehicle provided; all fuel expense waived.
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits: laptop, phone provided.
Other Benefits: Accommodation provided, with water/electricity/utility/house internet fee waived. The only thing not waived is food.

*My company deployed me outside of Japan to work so they provided this kind of benefit. They will not provide this kind of benefit if I worked inside Japan.
*My company have Malaysia subsidiary and if I am to be deployed there, same benefit still applies because they still consider me "employee based in HQ Japan."

This post has been edited by sonicstream: Aug 20 2023, 05:03 PM

Job Title : Agile PM/ SM
Job Desciption : Manage deliverables
Age : 30
Years spent in company : 1y
Company : Small-Medium Sdn Bhd Comp
Industry : Fintech
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level :
Experience before joining (years) : 6y+
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Location : KL(remote)
Average Working Hours Per Week : 40~ hrs

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 9.6k~
Contractual Bonus (months): N/A
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 1 mth(at least)

Work Flexibility (where relevant) :
Work From Home Availability: most of the time
Annual Leaves: 14 days
Flexi Working Hours : Yes

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Employee Medical Insurance, claimable outpatient
Transport Benefits : N/A
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : N/A
Other Benefits : N/A

Future Prospects (personal outlook) :
Current salary against peers in industry : Average ? with the experience and role
Growth prospects :
Where I will go from here :

Get out of here with that logic dude. Do not diminish the difficulty of passing actuarial papers.

Though I agree with the rest.

This post has been edited by contestchris: Aug 30 2023, 02:00 PM

CFA is known to be the hardest exam based on google... not my own words

Again... every exam has its own difficulty because some do well with numbers but can't do well in other studies... vice versa...

Similarly... some people can pass medical exams easily but having a though time getting through accounting exams doesn't mean medical exams are easier than accounting...

Like I said... I actually know quite a few people who have fellow actuary but couldn't get through chartered insurance exams... but that doesn't mean actuarial exam difficulty is diminished...

I can't stress this enough but if actuarial want to boast about "I got high pay because I achieve something very little people achieve" then whoever achieved top in the world in chartered exams should automatically become the CEO in their industry since it is literally the hardest thing anyone could ever dream of achieving... especially if you are talking about people achieving it coming from third world countries... literally almost ZERO

Job Title : sales director
Job Desciption : in house sales and project management
Age : 36
Years spent in company : 6
Company : self employed
Industry : software development, family business and startup
Tenure : permanent post
Employment Level : director
Experience before joining (years) : 10 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : mba, business admin
Location : kl and sg
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): normal

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 20k
Contractual Bonus (months): 2 to 8mths
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : depend

Work Flexibility (where relevant) : office and home
Work From Home Availability: depend
Annual Leaves: 30 days
Flexi Working Hours : Yes

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : yes
Transport Benefits : yes
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : yes
Other Benefits : -

Future Prospects (personal outlook) :
Current salary against peers in industry : Don't know
Growth prospects : invest in other business
Where I will go from here : retire early

Parking

This is a good job.
Health and safety. Good pay for pretty straight forward responsibility.

Been more then a decade since my last update.


2009-2017
Job Title : Plant Manager , progressed from being an Engineer
Job Description : Manage the whole plant and all departments
Years spent in company : 8+
Edu Qualification: BE Hons Mechanical
Company : SME MNC
Industry : Local O & G
Tenure : permanent
Employment Level : permanent
Experience before joining : nil, started fresh here
salary : RM 10K, company car provided and housing with utilities paid for.


Job Title :Regional Ops Manager
Job Description :Head of Ops
Age :32
Years spent in company : 2
Company : Cash Solutions Provider
Industry : Financial Services
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Senior Manager
Experience before joining (years) :8
Highest paper qualification/ education background : MBA , BE Hons
Location :Johor
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 24/7 due to nature of the business

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM14000
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 1mths
Work Flexibility (where relevant) :Nil
Annual Leaves: 14 days
Flexi Working Hours : No
Health Benefits : Individual covered
Transport Benefits : Petrol
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits :Laptop and mobile

Took nearly a 3 year break during covid , focusing on being a father and upskilling.

Job Title :Head of Operations
Job Desciption :Head of Ops
Age :37
Years spent in company : 4 months
Company : Material Science Company
Industry : Construction
Tenure : Pemanent
Employment Level : Senior Manager
Experience before joining (years) :10
Highest paper qualification/ education background : MBA , BE Hons
Location :Singapore
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45 hours

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : SGD 11500
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : AWS
Work Flexibility (where relevant) :Nil
Annual Leaves: 14 days
Flexi Working Hours : No
Health Benefits : Individual covered
Transport Benefits :
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits :Laptop

This post has been edited by danscsa: Sep 14 2023, 02:56 PM

Providing update to my current career journey. I jumped to a new company on Jun 2022.


Job Title : Senior Software Developer
Job Desciption : .NET Developer
Age : 31
Years spent in company : 1 year
Company : MNC
Industry : Consultancy
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Senior Executive
Experience before joining (years) : 8 years 3 months
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Diploma
Location : WFH/KL
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary : RM 12500
Contractual Bonus (months): -
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 1 month
Work Flexibility (where relevant) :
Work From Home Availability: Full WFH since
Annual Leaves: 14 days
Flexi Working Hours : Yes

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Group insurance, dental, optical, self
Transport Benefits : -
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits :
Other Benefits :

Future Prospects (personal outlook) :
Current salary against peers in industry : Not sure
Growth prospects : Got room for growth and maybe internal promotion but need to stay for longer period
Where I will go from here : Attended 3-4 interviews and got an offer


So after 1 year of staying, I decided to interview at several open positions and I got an offer. This new offer from the company is only an increment of 5.6%. But the benefits are better. I want to ask you guys opinions, what should I do? Should I accept?

Notes:
New company is MNC as well. Bonus is around 1.5 - 3 months. Medical cover myself and dependents (current company only self).
The new company also requires employee to work at the office maybe around 8-10 days in a months (but it depends on your team, my team require to go office 1 once per week).
Job scope I would say pretty same.